WASHINGTON, D.C. – The uSwitch online switch kit from uMonitor was the winner of the CUNA Technology Council’s Best of Show Award at CUNA’s 2009

At the 2009 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference, the Best of Show Award was presented to uMonitor for its uSwitch online switch kit. On hand for the presentation are (from left): Jennifer Lehn, vice chair of the CUNA Operations, Sales, and Service (OpSS) Council and executive vice president of Numerica CU in Spokane Valley, Wash.; Pam Finch, vice chair of the CUNA CFO Council and vice president of administration and chief financial officer for Mid-Minnesota FCU in Baxter, Minn.; Ashley Simon, director of sales, uMonitor, Memphis, Tenn.; Dan Mica, president and CEO of CUNA; Gillian Smoot, marketing manager, uMonitor; Carolyn Jordan, chair of the OpSS Council and senior vice president of retail operations, Neighborhood CU in Dallas; Claire Ippoliti, CUNA Lending Council executive committee member and vice president of lending for Philadelphia FCU in Philadelphia; and Rudy Pereira, chair of the CUNA Technology Council and senior vice president of operations and technology for Alliant CU in Chicago.

Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC), held Feb. 22-26, in Washington, D.C.

The uSwitch allows members to transfer all their financial relationships to a different financial institution quickly and easily. Members can switch any direct deposit transactions, transfer any payments that are automatically deducted from their accounts, switch loan accounts or credit cards, and close other financial accounts. It can be integrated into a new account opening process and can also be available as a stand-alone service or in the branch or call center.

When announcing the CUNA Technology Council’s winner of its first Best of Show award ever held at the GAC, Rudy Pereira, council chair and senior vice president and operations and technology for Alliant CU in Chicago, said that uMonitor’s uSwitch was a truly unique product. “It can save credit unions time and money while building their member base.”

Dinesh Sheth, CEO of uMonitor in Memphis, Tenn., thanked the council for bringing this service to the attention of all credit unions to add more conveniences to their members across all delivery channels.

Since 2001, the CUNA Technology Council has presented Best of Show awards to conference exhibitors that demonstrate a commitment to delivering technology that will further the growth of products and services in the credit union marketplace. Vendors’ products are evaluated according to affordability, the benefit to credit unions and their members, a commitment to open standards, current product use, and health of the company.